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    Presenters:Azam Khan and Mike Rowse


    Backchat is RTHK Radio 3's week-daily current affairs discussion programme, with expert panels and listener participation. It airs every Monday to Friday from 9.05am - 10am (HKT).
    Have your say by calling us on 233 88 266, find us on Facebook - RTHK English News, or email backchat@rthk.gov.hk

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    23/10/2026

    APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting wrap-up / France protests / Hong Kong's first embodied AI research hub / Student innovations at InnoCarnival

    On this programme, we’re joined by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury to discuss the outcomes of the APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting, which concluded in Hong Kong earlier this week.

    Then, a political scientist explains what's driving the recent widespread civil unrest across France.
    After the break, we learn more about Hong Kong's first experimental hub for embodied artificial intelligence, set up by the Hong Kong Productivity Council.
    And finally, a team of secondary school students share their eco-friendly project that will be presented in the upcoming InnoCarnival.
    9:05am-9:20am: APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting wrap-up 
    Speaker: 
    Christopher Hui, Secretary for Financial Services and The Treasury
    9:20am-9:30am: France protests
    Speaker: 
    Emilie Tran, Associate Professor and Programme Stream Leader in Politics and Public Administration, Hong Kong Metropolitan University

    9:32am-9:48am: Hong Kong's first embodied AI research hub

    Speaker:

    Sunny Tan, Lawmaker and Chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council
    9:48am-10:00am: Student innovations at InnoCarnival
    Speakers:
    Charissa Tsui, Sophie Wong, and Angie Tam from St Paul's Convent School

    23/10/2026 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    23/10/2026 - APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting wrap-up

    23/10/2026 - France protests

    23/10/2026 - Hong Kong's first embodied AI research hub

    23/10/2026 - Student innovations at InnoCarnival

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    Ocean Park deficit / First local chikungunya cases / Danger of unregulated contact lenses / Delaying smartphone use for children

    Presenters:Azam Khan and Mike Rowse

    On Tuesday's programme, we looked into the financial performance of Ocean Park, home to the city's beloved six pandas. Recently, its boss said although the total deficit had increased - there was a significant jump in visitors, as well as revenue and in-park spending.

    Next, we checked in with a medical expert on the latest chikungunya fever situation, after the city recently reported its first local case in Diamond Hill over the weekend.

    After the break, we looked at a recent warning by eye-care professionals on the risk of wearing unregulated contact lenses.

    And finally, a parent-led group has called on families to wait until age 14 before giving children smart devices.

    9:05am-9:20am: Ocean Park deficit

    Speaker:

    Paulo Pong, Chairman of Ocean Park

    9:20am-9:30am: First local chikungunya cases

    Speaker:

    Dr Wilson Lam, Chairman of the Hong Kong Society for Infectious Diseases

    9:32am-9:40am: Danger of unregulated contact lenses

    Speaker:

    Queenie Yip, President of the Hong Kong Association of Private Pratice Optometrists

    9:40am-10:00am: Delaying smartphone use for children

    Speakers:

    Robert Broad, Founder of Look Up Hong Kong

    Charles Brantly, General Practitioner and Advisor to Look Up Hong Kong

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    28/10/2025 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    28/10/2025 - Ocean Park deficit

    28/10/2025 - Chikungunya

    28/10/2025 - Danger of unregulated contact lenses

    28/10/2025 - Children and smart device study